Exhibit 01 · The Stake
Mississippi's first-year rural health award. HTAM is its technology initiative — EHR, cybersecurity, hardware, HIE. Every dollar expires September 2027.
Time remaining: —
AWS Advanced Tier Partner · HIPAA-grade delivery · Mississippi-based since 2011
Exhibit 02 · The Window
Applications aren't open yet. That's the advantage.
States are prioritizing ready-to-go projects that can execute inside the first budget period. When Mississippi's NOFO drops, providers with documentation done move first — everyone else stands in line.
And the program prohibits charging prep to the award. Readiness is self-funded by design — which is why starting early and starting small is the whole play.
Exhibit 03 · The Rules
The program has guardrails. We scope inside them.
An application scoped against the federal cost caps reads as fundable. One that ignores them reads as a rejection waiting to happen — EHR replacement is the tightest category; cybersecurity and hardware have the room.
Knowing the plumbing is the difference between a project the state approves quickly and one it sends back.
Exhibit 04 · Your Position
Six questions. Your own readiness, on the record.
Answer honestly — this is the same evidence an application, and an auditor, asks for. Most providers find more gaps than they expect.
Exhibit 05 · The Path
Four steps. The first one costs $500.
Technology Assurance Audit
Fixed-scope, evidence-based: systems, security, backup, access, lifecycle. Written scorecard — verified, partial, or exposed.
$500 · fixedApplication Readiness Package
Audit evidence becomes a fundable position — scope, budget categories, risk register, with a funded assessment phase written into the project itself.
$3,500–$7,500 · fixedGrant-funded modernization
Awards land; we execute — cybersecurity, hardware, HIE, EHR scoped to the caps — inside the deadline, receipts at every milestone.
Funded by the awardOperations & award compliance
Repayment can be required where records fall short. We keep systems monitored and the paper trail audit-ready, at a rural-budget monthly cost.
Sized to your budgetThe program won't reimburse prep — so we do. Move forward within 60 days and the full $500 credits toward your Readiness Package. Either way, you keep every document.
Exhibit 06 · The Home Team
Fifteen minutes away. Not two time zones.
Out-of-state firms will discover Mississippi when the funding news spreads. BeCloud has been here since 2011 — and when a modernization project hits a wall in August 2027 with the deadline closing, distance is the difference.
"Responsive support, migration of financial systems to AWS, and integration of medical devices into the EHR — reliability, continuity, and the absence of disruption."
Shane Humphries, Practice Administrator · Jackson Eye Associates
- PartnerAWS Advanced Tier Services Partner — healthcare workloads and compliance on AWS
- ComplianceHIPAA-grade delivery — assessments, BAA management, audit-ready documentation
- LocalMississippi-based since 2011 — Jackson, MS — statewide healthcare client base
- MethodPredictable Operations™ — evidence over assumption, reported monthly
Exhibit 07 · Questions We Hear
Short answers, no hedging.
Will the grant reimburse the audit?
No — pre-award costs are prohibited under RHTP's federal terms, full stop. That's why Step 1 costs $500 and not $5,000: prep is self-funded by design, and the funded work begins after award. It's also why we credit the $500 ourselves.
When do applications open?
Mississippi hasn't released the NOFO yet. The spend deadline doesn't move, so a later opening means a tighter window — and other states are already prioritizing shovel-ready projects.
Can the award replace our EHR?
Partially. Federal terms cap EMR replacement at 5% of the state's award per budget period — the tightest category. Cybersecurity, hardware, and HIE have far more room, so we scope EHR realistically and put the weight where the funding is.
What does the $500 audit include?
A fixed-scope review of systems, security posture, backup and recovery, access controls, and equipment lifecycle — a written scorecard with every finding marked verified, partial, or exposed. The documents are yours regardless of next steps.
We already have IT staff. Do we need this?
Usually — as an independent second opinion, not a replacement. Your team runs operations; we produce the documentation an application and a board want to see. Many of our healthcare engagements are co-managed for exactly this reason.
What happens after September 2027?
The money ends; your systems and reporting obligations keep running. Repayment can be required where spending records fall short — we keep both the environment and the award paper trail audit-ready at a rural-budget monthly cost.
Exhibit 08 · Stay Ready
Not starting today? Be first to know when applications open.
The NOFO hasn't dropped yet. When Mississippi opens HTAM applications, the providers who hear first move first. Leave an email and you'll get one message the day the window opens — no sales calls unless you ask.
Exhibit 09 · The Ask
Be ready before the window opens.
One audit. One readiness package. One documented, fundable position when Mississippi's applications go live — with a Mississippi partner accountable for delivering it.
The $500 is the easiest line item you'll ever defend: walk into your next board meeting with an independent readiness scorecard instead of an estimate.
Prefer to talk first? Call 601-414-9600 or reach us on the contact page.
"If we put our name in your application, we're accountable for delivering it. That's the whole arrangement — in writing, like everything else we do."
James Phipps James Phipps · Founder & CEO, BeCloud · Jackson, MSBeCloud LLC is an independent technology services firm and is not affiliated with CMS, HHS, or the State of Mississippi. Program details, timelines, eligibility, and cost rules are determined solely by the administering agencies and may change; figures reflect publicly reported terms as of mid-2026. Mississippi's NOFO will govern final sub-award requirements.
Exhibit 01 · The Stake
Mississippi's first-year rural health award. HTAM is its technology initiative — EHR, cybersecurity, hardware, HIE. Every dollar expires September 2027.
Time remaining: —
AWS Advanced Tier Partner · HIPAA-grade delivery · Mississippi-based since 2011
Exhibit 02 · The Window
Applications aren't open yet. That's the advantage.
States are prioritizing ready-to-go projects that can execute inside the first budget period. When Mississippi's NOFO drops, providers with documentation done move first — everyone else stands in line.
And the program prohibits charging prep to the award. Readiness is self-funded by design — which is why starting early and starting small is the whole play.
Exhibit 03 · The Rules
The program has guardrails. We scope inside them.
An application scoped against the federal cost caps reads as fundable. One that ignores them reads as a rejection waiting to happen — EHR replacement is the tightest category; cybersecurity and hardware have the room.
Knowing the plumbing is the difference between a project the state approves quickly and one it sends back.
Exhibit 04 · Your Position
Six questions. Your own readiness, on the record.
Answer honestly — this is the same evidence an application, and an auditor, asks for. Most providers find more gaps than they expect.
Exhibit 05 · The Path
Four steps. The first one costs $500.
Technology Assurance Audit
Fixed-scope, evidence-based: systems, security, backup, access, lifecycle. Written scorecard — verified, partial, or exposed.
$500 · fixedApplication Readiness Package
Audit evidence becomes a fundable position — scope, budget categories, risk register, with a funded assessment phase written into the project itself.
$3,500–$7,500 · fixedGrant-funded modernization
Awards land; we execute — cybersecurity, hardware, HIE, EHR scoped to the caps — inside the deadline, receipts at every milestone.
Funded by the awardOperations & award compliance
Repayment can be required where records fall short. We keep systems monitored and the paper trail audit-ready, at a rural-budget monthly cost.
Sized to your budgetThe program won't reimburse prep — so we do. Move forward within 60 days and the full $500 credits toward your Readiness Package. Either way, you keep every document.
Exhibit 06 · The Home Team
Fifteen minutes away. Not two time zones.
Out-of-state firms will discover Mississippi when the funding news spreads. BeCloud has been here since 2011 — and when a modernization project hits a wall in August 2027 with the deadline closing, distance is the difference.
"Responsive support, migration of financial systems to AWS, and integration of medical devices into the EHR — reliability, continuity, and the absence of disruption."
Shane Humphries, Practice Administrator · Jackson Eye Associates
- PartnerAWS Advanced Tier Services Partner — healthcare workloads and compliance on AWS
- ComplianceHIPAA-grade delivery — assessments, BAA management, audit-ready documentation
- LocalMississippi-based since 2011 — Jackson, MS — statewide healthcare client base
- MethodPredictable Operations™ — evidence over assumption, reported monthly
Exhibit 07 · Questions We Hear
Short answers, no hedging.
Will the grant reimburse the audit?
No — pre-award costs are prohibited under RHTP's federal terms, full stop. That's why Step 1 costs $500 and not $5,000: prep is self-funded by design, and the funded work begins after award. It's also why we credit the $500 ourselves.
When do applications open?
Mississippi hasn't released the NOFO yet. The spend deadline doesn't move, so a later opening means a tighter window — and other states are already prioritizing shovel-ready projects.
Can the award replace our EHR?
Partially. Federal terms cap EMR replacement at 5% of the state's award per budget period — the tightest category. Cybersecurity, hardware, and HIE have far more room, so we scope EHR realistically and put the weight where the funding is.
What does the $500 audit include?
A fixed-scope review of systems, security posture, backup and recovery, access controls, and equipment lifecycle — a written scorecard with every finding marked verified, partial, or exposed. The documents are yours regardless of next steps.
We already have IT staff. Do we need this?
Usually — as an independent second opinion, not a replacement. Your team runs operations; we produce the documentation an application and a board want to see. Many of our healthcare engagements are co-managed for exactly this reason.
What happens after September 2027?
The money ends; your systems and reporting obligations keep running. Repayment can be required where spending records fall short — we keep both the environment and the award paper trail audit-ready at a rural-budget monthly cost.
Exhibit 08 · Stay Ready
Not starting today? Be first to know when applications open.
The NOFO hasn't dropped yet. When Mississippi opens HTAM applications, the providers who hear first move first. Leave an email and you'll get one message the day the window opens — no sales calls unless you ask.
Exhibit 09 · The Ask
Be ready before the window opens.
One audit. One readiness package. One documented, fundable position when Mississippi's applications go live — with a Mississippi partner accountable for delivering it.
The $500 is the easiest line item you'll ever defend: walk into your next board meeting with an independent readiness scorecard instead of an estimate.
Prefer to talk first? Call 601-414-9600 or reach us on the contact page.
"If we put our name in your application, we're accountable for delivering it. That's the whole arrangement — in writing, like everything else we do."
James Phipps James Phipps · Founder & CEO, BeCloud · Jackson, MSBeCloud LLC is an independent technology services firm and is not affiliated with CMS, HHS, or the State of Mississippi. Program details, timelines, eligibility, and cost rules are determined solely by the administering agencies and may change; figures reflect publicly reported terms as of mid-2026. Mississippi's NOFO will govern final sub-award requirements.